3.0.0 1933 2020-02-10T16:50:56Z 2020-02-10T16:50:56Z House H HR 2005-04-27 109 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-22T20:26:34Z hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2005-06-22T20:21:34Z Referred to 2005-04-27T14:01:10Z 2005-06-22 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. Committee 2005-06-22 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Committee 2005-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2005-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 N T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2005-04-27 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2005-04-27 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2005-04-27 True B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 2006-05-10 False Native Americans Building construction Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Colleges Congress Congressional reporting requirements Construction costs Department of Education Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Ethnic relations Executive reorganization Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to education Federal-Indian relations Government Operations and Politics Higher education Indian education Maintenance and repair Minorities Names Racial discrimination Racism School buildings Secondary education Native Americans 00 2005-04-27 Introduced in House 2005-05-27T19:13:34Z Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make: (1) grants to schools that have made formal decisions to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, to assist them in replacing uniforms or other materials and in altering facilities, including walls, floors, and signs; and (2) school construction or renovation grants to Indian schools and to schools that received discontinuation grants.

Establishes within the Department of Education a Committee on Indian Relations. Includes among Committee duties providing cultural proficiency training at schools receiving discontinuation grants to effect positive and long-term change regarding any derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction.

Declares a name or depiction to be derogatory or discriminatory if: (1) the name is Indians, Redskins, Braves, or Chiefs; or (2) the Committee determines, after notice and comment, that the name or depiction is derogatory or discriminatory on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, or Indian or Native Alaskan tribal affiliation.]]>

Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments Short Titles as Introduced Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments Display Title Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible schools to assist such schools to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-04-27T04:00:00Z 2005-06-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.